Scribd Logo
Carica

Benvenuto in Scribd!

  • Cardiactests Krystinamichalos

    Caricato da

    api-293434416
    112 visualizzazioni1 pagina
    Cardiac Enzymes measure amount of certain enzymes in blood done if someone is currently experiencing or recently had a heart attack. Blood sample taken from vein to measure levels of protein BPN made by heart and blood vessels. Electrodes are attached to arms, legs, & chest to help detect / conduct electrical currents of the heart arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, structural problems, previous heart attack, etc.

    Descrizione originale:

    Titolo originale

    cardiactests-krystinamichalos

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Formati disponibili

    PDF, TXT o leggi online da Scribd

    Hai trovato utile questo documento?

    Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

    Segnala questo documento
    Cardiac Enzymes measure amount of certain enzymes in blood done if someone is currently experiencing or recently had a heart attack. Blood sample taken from vein to measure levels of protein BPN made by heart and blood vessels. Electrodes are attached to arms, legs, & chest to help detect / conduct electrical currents of the heart arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, structural problems, previous heart attack, etc.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Scarica in formato PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
    Segnala contenuti inappropriati
    112 visualizzazioni1 pagina

    Cardiactests Krystinamichalos

    Caricato da

    api-293434416
    Cardiac Enzymes measure amount of certain enzymes in blood done if someone is currently experiencing or recently had a heart attack. Blood sample taken from vein to measure levels of protein BPN made by heart and blood vessels. Electrodes are attached to arms, legs, & chest to help detect / conduct electrical currents of the heart arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, structural problems, previous heart attack, etc.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Scarica in formato PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
    Segnala contenuti inappropriati
    di 1

    Test

    Description/HowDone

    PossibleDiagnosis?

    CardiacEnzymes

    drawbloodtotakeasamplemeasure
    amountofcertainenzymesinblood

    doneifsomeoneis
    currentlyexperiencingor
    recentlyhadaheartattack

    HGB/HCT/RBC

    bloodsampledrawnfromveinor
    fingersticktodetermineamountof
    enzymesinblood

    anemia,dehydration

    BNP

    bloodsampletakenfromveinto
    measurelevelsofproteinBPNmade
    byheartandbloodvessels

    heartfailure(normal:less
    than100pg/ml)thehigher
    thenumberthemore
    severe

    EKG

    electrodesareattachedtoarms,legs,
    &chesttohelpdetect/conduct
    electricalcurrentsoftheheart

    arrhythmias,coronary
    arterydisease,structural
    problems,previousheart
    attack,etc

    StressTest

    walkingontreadmillorriding
    stationarybikewhileheartrhythm,
    bloodpressure,andbreathing

    arrhythmias,coronary
    arterydisease

    CoronaryAngiogram dyeisinjectedintothebloodvessels

    andxraymachinetakesseriesof
    images

    heartandbloodvessel
    conditions

    Heart
    Catheterization

    longthintube(catheter)isinserted
    intotheartery/veinandthreaded
    throughyourbloodvesselstoyour
    heart

    locatestenosis/blockages,
    congenitalheartdefect

    Echocardiogram

    usessoundwavestoproduceimages
    ofyourheart

    heartsize,heartfailure,
    heartmuscledamage,
    valveproblems,heart
    defects

    Pericardiocentesis

    injectIVfluidsintoarm,rubnumbing
    medicineonchest,insertneedleinto
    areabelowbreastboneandguideit
    intothetissuethatsurroundsthe
    heart,thenitisremovedandreplaced
    withacatheter

    examinefluidthatis
    pressingtheheart
    chronic/recurrent
    pericardialeffusion,
    cardiactamponade,
    cancer,congestiveheart
    failure

    Potrebbero piacerti anche